In July 2002 the U.S. Congress approved the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to establish standards affecting corporate governance, financial disclosure and the practice of public accounting for SEC-registered companies.
Today, public companies and their subsidiaries, as well as management and internal audit functions demand knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation and of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) regulations to better understand stakeholder and investor expectations and their business impact.